The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-25
NEWS AND OTHER yOrISGS.

The Rev John Wnite a coIored preacher
Of Arkansas, who will be 1O2 wears old in
July. has been married to Miss Edie Smith,
meiden of sixty five summers
The imprisoned Washington county
miners. who have been confined at ClermOnt
under sentence for conspiracy, have been
parGoned by Governor Beaver.
--Ata a consistory at Rome, on the 18th inst.
the new Cardinals were hated The Pope
also preconfsed the Archbishops and Bishops
in Canada, the United States, India and
Austrafa.
Shenandoah, Pa, had severe snow
storm on the 22nd inst. during which nearly
twelve inches of snow fell. Nearly all the
colieries were compelled to supend work
in consequence.
Geneva StoDer, aged II, OF Lancaster
Pa, committed euicide last Friday, by taking
a dose OF rat poison. She gave as reason
for the act that her mother would not allow
her t. go out at night.
"A farmer living a short distance west OF
New Bloomfield. Perry CO., has discovered on
his land one of the largest veins of the best
qua lity of red hematiue iron ore yet found in
that section of the country.
George Shafrer, of Hempfield township,
Westmoreiand county, has been arrested on
a charge of attempted rape and assault with
intent to kill Shaffer is an old offender,
and is said TO be bad man generally.
The levee of the Mississippi river. at
Leland, Ark, broke on Tuesday night
and the water is pouring through the Gre
vase with the rapidity of a miIlrace, over
flowing all the lowlands in that section.
The Philadelphia police on Saturday
night Iaided a number of Chinese gambling
houses in the vicinity of Ninth and Race
streets, capturing 233 Celestials, together
with a large quantity of gambling parapheT-
MALTA, opium sm king suites, etc.
james McGhee, who stabbed a school
teacher named William Hoff, pear ParkeTs-
burg, W. Va, about six weeks ago, and who
made good his escape at the time, has just
been found with relatives in Tennessee, and
will be brought back for trial.
Anthony Gallagher, leader of gang of
Pittsburgh thieves and foot-pads, was o.
Saturday being taken to the county work
house under a two and one-half years SEN
btuCts "Deu uc JuulPCu iiOLii q AnplNiE INV
ing train and made good his escape.
Sister Fuphemia, Mother Superior of the
Sisters of Charity in the United States and
Superior of Mt ST JOSeph's Academy, died
on Friday morning at the Mother House,
near Emmittsburg, Md. of inf Immaticn OF
the stomach Her proper name was CaUha-
arine BIenkinsoff. She was born in Dublin,
April Is, 1916, and came to this country
when young girl, entering on her novitiate
at St. JUseph's.
Adam Firnbach, 20 yeaas old and of a
respectable family in New York. at an early
hour on Saturday morning attended a dance
on Thrty-niuth street. Trouble arose and
a melee ensued, in which FIrnbach was six
times ans fatally stabbed by Louis Wolf, an
ex-convict with bad record. Wolf was ar
rested and held for examination. Frnbach
died after being carried home. The cause of
the assault is not known.
Three vigilants were killed while admin
istering a whipping to a woman seventy
years of age. in Rock Castle comfy, KY,
The woman, Eliza Fish, persisted in selling
liquor after she had been warned to stop.
The county IS prohibition ore. The vigi-
lants, or law ard order club, waited on Mrs.
Fish, took her out in the yard and were
whipping her, when shots were fred from
over the fence and three of the Ku-Klux
were left dead.
"A terrible accident happened Friday
morning at the Lincoln cOIliery, near Tre-
mont, Pa, where operations we're resumed
after a long ideness. William POmp was
seated upon keg of powder smoking pipe,
Al rfv,rr
him into the air. His hands and face were
friphtfuIly burned, and his sight was entire ly
destroyed. Several other miners were slight
ly burned, and the shed in which the men
were was wrecked.
DR. Bond, of Aurora, Indiana, has bro't
suit to set aside the marriage ceremony.
whereby he became the husband, In April,
1886, of Miss Jennie Hill. on the ground
that be was forced by threats Of murder TO
marry. Both persons belong toleading fam
lilies in Aurora. The plaintiff says Miss Hill
accused him for seduction. and her father
demanded that he should marry her or take
the consequences, which meant deafh. He
chose marriage, butnever lived with his wife.
DR. Evans, an American dentist in Paris,
made set of teeth for an English lady, the
lVOTleS DelDR CHOSEN from the mouths OF sew
eral Breton girls who submitted to their ex-
traction for a pecuniary consideration. A
short time after the completion of The set,
the lady journeyed to Mentone, and was
aroused by the recent earthquake. She is
now back in Paris with sunken-in lips she
having forgotten her teeth in the escape from
the shaking Italian hotel A fresh lot of
peasant girls having sound teeth are now
wanted.
DR.. G. ". Randall, of Hastings, Neb.,
was arrested last Wednesday for committing
assault upon Laura Hart, an 11-year-old
girl who was placed under bis care for treat
ment. The crime was committed a week
ago, and on Saturday last tie doctor was ar
raigned just after the ,xamInatioD had
closed and Randall had been placed under
| S., 900 bonds the brother of the girl pulled
out revolver and before anyone was aware
| Of his intentions shot Randall dead. He
! then turned and walked out of the court
room and disappeared, and no person has
/ taken the trouble to look for him, as the
shooting is looked upon as justIfabIe.